Monday, November 12, 2007

Yo Gabba Gabba - Muno

Ok, this Christmas is going to be a very knitted and crafted Christmas here. I guess with the recent scare of all those recalled toys from China, and the fact I had to pry a very beloved Polly Pocket doll set from my daughters fingers because of it, I have a hard time trusting what's coming out of the factories. And it's not from dollar stores either. These are Matelle and other large brand names. My daughter saved her own money and spent $15 on the Polly Pocket set. Then I had to take it away.

Toys are scary now! Lead poisoning, magnets, and now this! I admit I'm freaked out. So, I took action and made my own mainstream toy.

If you have a little kid who loves watching Yo Gabba Gabba, you'd know who Muno is. He's the "Tall and Friendly" Cyclops. It's a cute show honestly, and teaches kids some great things...like manners. :D Here's the pattern...

Needles: #5 & #3 dpn set of 4

Gauge is not very important. I made this on the fly anddidn't bother with a gauge.

Measurements. 8 1/2" (You can easily alter this pattern to make a biggerdoll. Just work with larger needles and thicker yarn and work the body longer.)

Yarn:

I used a sport weight yarn for the body. I useda wool, but I would highly suggest a cotton instead.

Orange/red for the body.black and white for the eye.

Fingering weight yarn for the eye.

Bobble:Knit into st, but leave st on left needle.Y.O., K into same st. Y.O. K into same st again. Drop stoff of left needle (5 sts). Turn work. Purl these 5 sts.Turn. Knit. Turn, Purl. Turn Knit. Slip the 4 sts overthe last st knitted of bobble st.

k f&b: Knit into front and back of the same stitch making an increase.

Round 1 (and all odd rows): KRound 2: K f&b of each st. (12 sts)Round 4: Change to white *K1, Kf&b of next st.Repeat from * (18 sts)Round 6: *K2, Kf&b of next st. Repeat from * (24 sts)Round 8: *K3, Kf&b of next st. Repeat from * (30 sts)Round 10: *K4, Kf&b of next st. Repeat from * (36 sts)

Body

To make bobble sequence, it's best to stagger them andmake them random. Hence why I didn't write it into the pattern.To make room for the eye and mouth, only work bobbles onto needle 2 &3for the first 2" of the piece.

#5 needles C.O. 6 sts evenly onto 3 dpns. (2 on each needle)

Join in the round, make sure not to twist.

Round 1 (and all odd rounds): KRound 2: K f&B of each st. (12 sts)Round 4: *K1, Kf&b of next st.Repeat from * (18 sts)Round 6: *K2, Kf&b of next st. Repeat from * (24 sts)Round 8: *K3, Kf&b of next st. Repeat from * (30 sts)Round 10: *K4, Kf&b of next st. Repeat from * (36 sts)

Knit in the round until body measures 6" from top.

(Halfway through the body, sew on the eye. It makes it easier if it'shalfway through vs. the body being completely done. This way you can managethe needle better.)

You know, I read about that last week! I can't believe it. I mean of all the things to overlook, you overlook the fact that your toys are saturated in a date rape drug. Come on now, pay attention! Great idea on making your own toys!

P.S.. Grim and I didn't break up. I was making a comment about searching for templates. Every template I saw was about people being dumped, or how a heart longed for another, etc. I was just wondering if it was natural to create a blog with a sliced arm saying something like " I bleed my love for you" because you were dumped. You think I kid? Nope.. it's on a random blogger template site I was looking at. I'm all for freedom of expression, but who wants that as their template. Just my Opinion.